NJCounts 2015

All twenty-one New Jersey Counties will be counting individuals and families who were homeless – both sheltered and un-sheltered - on the night of Tuesday, January 27, 2015.This annual census is conducted by networks of organizations, agencies and others that plan community efforts to end homelessness and is coordinated by Monarch Housing on the statewide level.

NAEH releases the 2007 Policy Guide

The National Alliance to End Homelessness has published a Policy Guide to help policymakers and advocates understand federal programs and policies regarding housing and homelessness. The 63-page guide includes information about relevant federal programs and proposals, including homelessness funding, proposals to reauthorize HUD’s McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, and information about funding levels of mainstream housing and services programs. The guide also includes several additional features, including:

What We Know about Housing and Homelessness, a series of important facts on housing and homelessness;

Homelessness Budget, which summarizes federal spending on housing and homelessness;

Issue Briefs that describe the major policies and proposals related to specific subtopics of homelessness; and

Policy Resource Guide, which includes information about dozens of studies and papers relevant to homelessness.

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